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| Manager Name |
Postrock Capital Management |
| Program Name |
Meat / Ag Spread |
| Minimum Investment |
50,000 USD |
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| Strategy |
Spread Trading |
| Markets |
Diversified |
| Restrictions |
None |
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Program Description:
Program Overview
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Postrock
Capital
Management
performance
report by
email
includes
free
access
to the
alternative
investment
database
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Postrock Capital Management,
LLC is responsible for determining
and implementing the trading
strategy. The trading strategy
draws upon the judgment and
experience of the Principals,
as well as on their knowledge
of fundamental technical factors
affecting various commodity
markets. The trading strategy
attempts to identify optimal
trading opportunities. The approach
is primarily guided by observation
of spreads within a particular
market. It is the assumption
of Postrock Capital Management
that by studying and investing
in the spreads between contract
months, commodities, and various
commodity classes, an investor
can earn substantial profits
with acceptable risks. Postrock
Capital Management believes
that the spread markets provide
numerous trading opportunities
as speculators, hedgers, and
commercial interests move commodity
positions from one contract
month, commodity, or commodity
class to another. Postrock Capital
Management may refine or change
its trading approach (including
enhancements or changes to the
trading system or deletion of
commodity interests traded)
at any time without prior notice.
The Program’s portfolio is structured
to include various outright
positions and spread positions.
The Program’s return objectives
are 25-35% with potential annual
drawdown's contained under 15-20%.
(The previous return objectives
and annual drawdown projections
are merely “projections”, and
in no way should be interpreted
to be “guarantees”.) The average
margin-to-equity ratio is approximately
10% to 30%.
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Trading Methodology
and Strategy: Markets
and Trading Activity |
This Program may trade futures
and option contracts in up to
twenty markets, including, but
not limited to, futures and
options on: live cattle, feeder
cattle, lean hogs, corn, soybeans,
wheat, sugar, cotton, rice,
soymeal, soyoil, gold, silver,
copper, S&P 500, Dow Jones,
US Treasuries, crude oil, RBOB
gasoline, natural gas, all currencies.
To effectively capture trends
over all markets, the Program
requires no less than $50,000
for each account and anticipates
approximately 2,500 round turns
per $1,000,000.
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Trading Methodology
& Strategy: Order Allocation |
In the event Postrock Capital
Management places block orders
when buying or selling, two
objective price allocation procedures
may be employed. The first allocation
procedure is Average Price in
markets where such procedure
is available; and the second
procedure allocates the highest
number on the customer list
receiving the highest buy and
the highest sell and the lowest
number on the list receiving
the lowest buy and the lowest
sell. Postrock Capital Management’s
principals managers may also
trade additional speculative
proprietary accounts in parallel
with Customer accounts and participates
in the allocation system.
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Management Information:
Kevin Meyer |
Kevin Meyer graduated from Kansas
State University in May 2003
with a B.S. degree in Agricultural
Economics. Kevin acquired extensive
first-hand knowledge of the
agricultural markets through
his family who has farmed and
ranched in Kansas for over 100
years. Upon graduation Kevin
worked for Meyer Land and Cattle
Co, the family farm. He then
acquired a job, moved to Chicago
and began working Alaron Trading
Corporation as runner while
studying for the series three
in October 2003. Kevin became
an AP in January of 2004, primarily
functioning as an account executive.
As of January 2004, Kevin became
a commodity broker, specializing
in agricultural products. Realizing
a customer needs to be closer
to the trading floor, Kevin
left Alaron Trading Corporation
in April 2005 and moving his
operation to the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange trading floor (“CME”)
under Cadent Financial Services
LLC, an Futures Commission Merchant,
in May 2005. In September of
2009 Kevin started his own Introducing
Broker, Postrock Brokerage,
LLC. In October of 2009 Kevin
moved his clearing arrangements
from Cadent Financial Services,
LLC to Penson GHCO, an Futures
Commission Merchant. Kevin currently
handles a very diverse group
of customer business, including
commercial cattlemen, feedlots,
and speculative accounts. He
also executes orders for other
members of the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange and various funds.
Kevin currently holds positions
in many different markets for
himself and his customers. Kevin
is a trader at Postrock Capital
Management and active CEO of
the group. Kevin became a Principal
of Postrock Capital Management
in October 2007.
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Management Information:
Drew Axsom |
Drew Axsom graduated in May,
2003 from Colorado State University
with a degree in AgBusiness.
Upon graduation Drew acquired
his Series 6 license and worked
with APFinancial, an investment
advisory firm in Englewood,
Colorado, from May 2003 to January
2004. While at APFinancial,
Drew consulted clients regarding
their insurance and investment
needs. Specializing in non-qualified
annuities and facilitating implementation
of buy-sell agreements and key-man
insurance for small businesses,
he also acquired a long-term
view of finance through intimate
familiarity with non-qualified
annuities used for estate planning
purposes for the elderly. In
February of 2004 Drew relocated
to Las Vegas where he began
his commodities career with
Alaron Trading Corporation,
a Futures Commission Merchant,
at their Las Vegas Branch. While
in Las Vegas, Drew learned a
great deal about options on
futures. Drew helped implement
and host a retail level training
program for beginning-to-intermediate
skilled traders through a recorded
webinar format. After a year
in the Las Vegas branch, Drew
relocated to Alaron Trading
Corporation headquarters in
Chicago, IL. Drew remained in
Chicago working closely with
customers and continued his
webinar training for new and
existing customers. Wanting
to be closer to his family’s
homesteaded ranch, he returned
to Colorado in July of 2005,
at which Drew began work on
the Axsom Farm. Soon thereafter
Drew found a place to continue
his trading business in nearby
Fort Collins, Colorado. Drew
began working with customers
in the Fort Collins branch of
Cattlehedging dot com, an introducing
broker, in September of 2005
and left in November 2009 to
manage a branch office of a
new introducing broker, Postrock
Brokerage. Drew continues to
consult customers in their risk-management
needs, and helps maintain an
extensive database that tracks
risk in futures prices relative
to the cash market prices which
helps producers identify their
primary risks and how best to
manage them. Drew brings a firm
understanding of the cash market
fundamentals being raised on
an extensive irrigated grain
& cattle operation that extends
back almost 100 years. Drew
is in charge of information
and analysis. He is currently
a President and offers insight
throughout all markets and trades.
In November 2007, Drew became
a Principal of Postrock Capital
Management.
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Management Information:
Brad Bauman |
Brad Bauman is a third generation
commodity trader who currently
works as an independent trader
and broker in the cattle complex
at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Although he has been exposed
to the futures industry and
trading his entire life, Brad
didn’t officially begin working
in the business until his college
summers (May 02 to Aug 02 and
May 03 to Aug 03), in which
he spent his time as a runner
in the Live Cattle complex for
R.J. O’Brien Associates LLC.
After graduating with a BA from
Indiana University in May of
2004, and upon graduation, Brad
worked on the floor for R.J.
O’Brien Associates LLC until
July of 2004 in which Brad was
hired by Gator Trading Partners,
LLC, and a proprietary trading
firm. At Gator, Brad traded
domestic and global interest
rate markets electronically.
In June 2005 after a year trading
at Gator, Brad decided to make
the switch back to the floor
at the CME. He became a member
of the CME in July 2005, and
has successfully traded futures
and options for his own accounts
in a variety of markets including:
grains, softs, metals, energies,
equities, interest rates, and
of course, the meats ever since
becoming a member. In addition
to trading his own accounts,
Brad fills orders for a R.J.
O’Brien Associates LLC in the
Live Cattle contract to supplement
his career as a trader. Brad
has also helped handle customer
business for large feedlots
and several index funds. As
a trader Brad’s tactics include
combining both fundamental and
technical aspects of the market,
utilizing spreads and options
to successfully manage risk.
Brad is familiar with most market
technologies including CQG,
e-speed, Trading Technologies,
Bloomberg and the Globex platform.
Brad is also a President of
Postrock Capital Management
and an active trader. He works
directly with Kevin and Drew
on all trading ideas. Brad became
a Principal of Postrock Capital
Management in November 2007.
The descriptions above are from
the manager’s disclosure document.
THE RISK OF LOSS IN TRADING
FUTURES, OPTIONS AND OFF-EXCHANGE
FOREX CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL.
PAST RESULTS ARE NOT NECESSARILY
INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
PLEASE READ THE CTA'S RISK DISCLOSURE
DOCUMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING
MONEY.
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